Azubuike Okechukwu
 Okechukwu at the 2016 Olympics. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Azubuike Godson Okechukwu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Katsina, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Yeni Malatyaspor (on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Bayelsa United | ||
| 2015–2018 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 83 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Pyramids FC | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2020– | İstanbul Başakşehir | 11 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Sivasspor (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Yeni Malatyaspor (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| Nigeria U23 | |||
| 2016 | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:37, 15 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Azubuike Godson Okechukwu (born 19 April 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Yeni Malatyaspor, on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir as a midfielder.
Club career[]
Born in Katsina, Okechukwu has played club football for Bayelsa United and Yeni Malatyaspor.[1][2]
On 19 August 2018, Okechukwu joined Egyptian Premier League side Pyramids FC.[3]
In January 2019, he joined Çaykur Rizespor on loan until the end of the season.[4] On 10 July 2019, İstanbul Başakşehir confirmed, that they had signed Okechukwu on a season-long loan deal.[5][6] He won the Turkish championship with the club.[7]
In August 2020, Okechukwu signed a permanent contract with İstanbul Başakşehir.[7] In July 2021 he moved on loan to Sivasspor.[8] He moved on loan to Yeni Malatyaspor in January 2022.[1]
International career[]
Okechukwu made his international debut for the Nigeria national team in 2016,[2] and he was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[9]
References[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Azubuike Okechukwu. |
- ^ a b c d Azubuike Okechukwu at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Azubuike Okechukwu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Pyramids beat Galatasaray to signing Okechukwu Azubuike". kingfut.com. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Çaykur Rizespor, Azubuike ile anlaştı!" (in Turkish). Sporx. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ Basaksehir Dedicate Video To Teach Teammates & Fans How to Pronounce New Transfer Azubuike Okechukwu’s Name, turkish-football.com, 10 July 2019
- ^ "Medipol Başakşehir Okechukwu Azubuike'yi Renklerine Bağladı" (in Turkish). NTV Spor. 10 July 2019. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Azubuike Okechukwu hopes Turkish Super Lig title opens Super Eagles door". ESPN. 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Azubuike Okechukwu Joins Turkish Club Sivasspor On Loan". 30 July 2021.
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (24 June 2016). "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
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